Finally got an Ornate !!!

[killerfish]

very nice, can we see a full tank shot?

sure i'll get one tomarrow not to get anyones hopes up i'm pretty bad at aqua scapeing so mabye you guys can give me ideas

 

[beblondie]

Last I heard a senegal was going for $300AUS and ornates were as high as $600AUS

 

[killerfish]

wow thats probably the main reason i wouldn't wan't to live in australia

 

[tezr]

Ansorgi would be nice to good little lower Jaw to mis it up

I would not call an Ansorgii a little lower jaw.
quoted from the sticky above

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ower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw
P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more
(subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39"
P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24"
P. bichir bichir-30+ ''
P.ansorgii-28-30+''

 

[BigBossPants]

Wow, pricey!! I'm in New Zealand and they're about $50NZD for senegalus and $130-$150 for Ornates (I got mine for $65 tho!!).

 

[pwmin]

awesome apperas to be a nice male lois

hmm, how do you tell? from the pics i've seen, it looks female and my jag was trying to partner up.

 

[dragonfish]

Got mine as a trade in. Fifty bucks when I bought him. This unfortunately is one of the better pics. He likes to hide and when he does come out the camera just blurs. Must be some type of ornate ninja.

 

[killerfish]

I would not call an Ansorgii a little lower jaw.
quoted from the sticky above

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yeah they do get good sized i had a few type Os in that post

 

[killerfish]

hmm, how do you tell? from the pics i've seen, it looks female and my jag was trying to partner up.

just a guess from the over all body shape and the general color actually it could be female gonna need more pics to tell for sure

 

[killerfish]

good lookin ornate dragonfish has alot more yellow in it then mine